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Description

A specialized application performance monitoring tool tailored for distributed systems, particularly optimized for microservices, cloud-native environments, and containerized architectures like Kubernetes. One SkyWalking cluster has the capacity to collect and analyze over 100 billion pieces of telemetry data. It boasts capabilities for log formatting, metric extraction, and the implementation of diverse sampling policies via a high-performance script pipeline. Additionally, it allows for the configuration of alarm rules that can be service-centric, deployment-centric, or API-centric. The tool also has the functionality to forward alarms and all telemetry data to third-party services. Furthermore, it is compatible with various metrics, traces, and logs from established ecosystems, including Zipkin, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Zabbix, and Fluentd, ensuring seamless integration and comprehensive monitoring across different platforms. This adaptability makes it an essential tool for organizations looking to optimize their distributed systems effectively.

Description

Improving business outcomes involves making it easier to spot and address high-priority incidents. The WatchTower Platform serves as a comprehensive observability tool that streamlines incident resolution specifically within mainframe environments by effectively integrating and correlating events, data flows, and metrics across various IT silos. It provides a cohesive and intuitive interface for operations teams, allowing them to optimize their workflows. Leveraging established AIOps solutions, WatchTower is adept at detecting potential problems at an early stage, which aids in proactive mitigation. Additionally, it utilizes OpenTelemetry to transmit mainframe data and insights to observability tools, allowing enterprise SREs to pinpoint bottlenecks and improve operational effectiveness. By enhancing alerts with relevant context, WatchTower eliminates the necessity for logging into multiple tools to gather essential information. Its workflows expedite the processes of problem identification, investigation, and incident resolution, while also simplifying the handover and escalation of issues. With such capabilities, WatchTower not only enhances incident management but also empowers teams to proactively maintain high service availability.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

OpenTelemetry Yes 
.NET Yes 
Angular Yes 
C++ Yes 
Envoy Yes 
Fluentd Yes 
Go Yes 
Istio Yes 
Java Yes 
Kubernetes Yes 
Lua Yes 
Node.js Yes 
PHP Yes 
Prometheus Yes 
Python Yes 
React Yes 
Rust Yes 
SYSVIEW Performance Management No 
Vue.js Yes 
Zabbix Yes 

Integrations

OpenTelemetry Yes 
.NET No 
Angular No 
C++ No 
Envoy No 
Fluentd No 
Go No 
Istio No 
Java No 
Kubernetes No 
Lua No 
Node.js No 
PHP No 
Prometheus No 
Python No 
React No 
Rust No 
SYSVIEW Performance Management Yes 
Vue.js No 
Zabbix No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Apache

Founded

1954

Country

United States

Website

skywalking.apache.org

Vendor Details

Company Name

Broadcom

Country

United States

Website

www.broadcom.com/products/mainframe/watchtower-observability

Product Features

Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

Baseline Manager No 
Diagnostic Tools No 
Full Transaction Diagnostics No 
Performance Control No 
Resource Management No 
Root-Cause Diagnosis No 
Server Performance No 
Trace Individual Transactions No 

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